A joint team of Sukma police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested three Maoists from East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.
The arrested insurgents were identified as Podiyami Somadu (28), Padam Kosa (25) and Vanjam Hirma (40), police said, adding that they were involved in some incidents that took place in Bastar region.
The arrested outlaws were involved in series of incidents including attack on police personnel, damaging roads to thwart anti-Naxal operations, added police.
According to the police, based on inputs about the presence of ultras in their native village lankapalli falling under limits of Chintur police station of Andhra Pradesh, a team of police personnel from Maraiguda police station of Sukma and CRPF were dispatched there.
With the help of Andhra Pradesh Police, a joint team from Chhattisgarh conducted a raid at village lankapalli and succeeded in nabbing three wanted insurgents.
The arrested trio was brought here to Maraiguda and interrogation was underway